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Arkenstone Cave, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 32.0667,-110.633 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Arizona, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Pima County, Arizona, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Arkenstone Cave | Czaplewski N. J., Peachey W. D. (2003) | "probably" late Pleistocene, but radiocarbon dating was impossible because of poor bone preservation | phosphorite | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Celtis sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Cannabaceae : Celtis | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Desmodus stocki species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Phyllostomidae : Desmodus : Desmodus stocki | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Myotis sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Myotis | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Myotis thysanodes species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae : Myotis : Myotis thysanodes | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Peromyscus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Peromyscus | 0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Czaplewski N. J., Peachey W. D. (2003) Late Pleistocene bats from Arkenstone Cave, Arizona, Southwestern Naturalist 48 4, 597-609 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!